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in the nick of timeAt the last possible moment; at the last minute.Rate it:

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same day last yearSame day last year is a time transformation used in business intelligence to show the value of a given number the same day, but last year.Rate it:

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BEDMASBrackets, exponents, division, multiplication, addition, subtraction; a mnemonic for arithmetic order of precedence, with B first and AS last.Rate it:

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nice guys finish lastPeople who are decent, friendly, and agreeable tend to be unsuccessful because they are outmaneuvered or overwhelmed by others who are not so decent, friendly, or agreeable.Rate it:

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pull someone's bacon out of the fireTo rescue someone, especially at the last moment.Rate it:

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Saved by the BellSaved from trouble or any embarrassing situation at the last moment, just rescued from dangerRate it:

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take a picture, it will last longeran ironic statement said after being stared at for a long time.Rate it:

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bring up the rearTo be last in a moving line of people, to walk or go behind others in a line.Rate it:

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catch of the dayA type of fish or other seafood which has been caught and brought to market within more-or-less the last 24 hours.Rate it:

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first annualThe second occurrence of an annual event, that is, the first occurrence that is indeed annual.Rate it:

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from cover to coverAll the way to the last page.Rate it:

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Last SupperAn artistic representation of this event.Rate it:

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last thing one needsSomething not wanted by someone, who is already burdened.Rate it:

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ce n'est qu'un feu de pailleIt is only a flash in the pan; It will not last.Rate it:

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one thousandUsed in a common chronometric counting scheme, in which each iteration is sequentially numbered and supposed to be approximately one second in length.Rate it:

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Whos Your Waiter Last Year?Whos Your Waiter Last Year?Rate it:

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"my last request is to spend eternity drinking wine with god."Wine GodRate it:

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à chacun son métier et les vaches seront bien gardées (florian , fables, i. 12)Let the cobbler stick to his last.Rate it:

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a hail maryLast ditch effort to accomplish something; ie: A simple Hail Mary was thrown to win the football game.Rate it:

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à la fin des fins (or, en fin finale) vous nous direz quelque choseAt last you will tell us something.Rate it:

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à la fin vous voilà!Here you are at last!Rate it:

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a.o.b.Initialism of any other business or any other competent business, the last item on the agenda for a meeting, when any matter not already dealt with may be raised.Rate it:

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ace intoTo be barely admitted into something, or to be admitted only at the last minute.Rate it:

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across the boardA racing bet where one bets that the same competitor will place in first, second and third.Rate it:

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ad extremum auxilium descendereto be reduced to one's last resource.Rate it:

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alicuius mortui voluntas (suprema)the last wishes of a deceased person.Rate it:

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animam agereto be at one's last gasp.Rate it:

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Appendix:Glossary of baseball jargon (S)The pitcher is the last pitcher in a game won by his team;Rate it:

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Appendix:Snowclones/you can't spell XYZ without YImplies a correlation between two items, where the second one is spelled with letters from the first one.Rate it:

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armchair quarterbacksomeone who sits back and tries to second-guess or give advice about the quarterback, coach or other players, but who is not involved in the gameRate it:

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at lastIn the end; finally; ultimately.Rate it:

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at long lastat lastRate it:

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au bout de l'aune faut (or, manque) le drapThere is an end to everything; The last straw breaks the camel’s back.Rate it:

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birth tourismTravel from one country to another for the purpose of giving birth in the second country, thereby endowing the newborn child with citizenship of the second country.Rate it:

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BOMDASBrackets, then order, then multiplication and division, then addition and subtraction; a mnemonic for arithmetic order of operations, with B first and AS last.Rate it:

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bottom of the ninthIn baseball, the second part of the ninth and final inning. The end of the game.Rate it:

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bottom of the ninthBy extension, any last chance or final opportunity.Rate it:

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c'est là son moindre défautThat is not a great weakness of hers (or, his); That is the last thing you can reproach her (or, him) with.Rate it:

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c'est le cadet de mes soucisThat is the least of my cares; That is the last thing I worry about.Rate it:

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c'est le dernier criIt is the last thing out.Rate it:

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c'est mon dernier motThat is the last concession I can make; I will not take less.Rate it:

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c'est sa planche de salutIt is his last hope, his sheet-anchor.Rate it:

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call an audibleTo change plans at the last minute because of information that is recently revealed.Rate it:

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call backRequest for a second interview or audition, following a successful initial interview.Rate it:

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Cold FeetHaving a second thought while making a decision, lack of confidence or having fear of taking some daring stepRate it:

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cry for helpIn her second year at the school Alexis stopped doing her homework and would often scribble on walls. Her teachers wondered whether this was a cry for help, or if she was simply misbehaving.Rate it:

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cut it fineTo achieve something at the last possible moment, or with no margin for error.Rate it:

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daughter outTo expire due to having only females surviving the death of the last male in a line.Rate it:

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deathbed conversionAn abrupt, last-minute change in one's professed beliefs, principles, or point of view in order to escape a serious threat or to increase one's chances of success.Rate it:

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dog and catA team comprised of one male and one female, who are either working as associates or where one is the second in command to the other.Rate it:

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